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Word entry · 4 letters

lilt

Best crossword clue

"Rhythmic swing"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /lɪlt/Part of speech verb, nounSorted illtStarts with LEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
1L2I3L4T

Definitions

  1. articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way

Word origin

From Middle English lilten, lulten.

Used in a sentence

  • Whether the bird flit here or there, O'er table lilt , or perch on chair
  • A classic lecture, rich in sentiment, / With scraps of thunderous epic lilted out / By violet-hooded doctors.
  • Though Bane’s sing-song voice gives his pronouncements a funny lilt, he doesn’t have any of the Joker’s deranged wit, and Nolan isn’t interested in undercutting his seriousness for the sake of a breezier entertainment.

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